Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story
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An intimate biography of honky-tonk great Faron Young James E. Perone - Library Journal Faron Young (1932-96) was an important force as a country music recording artist and concert performer from the 1950s to the 1990s and the founder of the periodical Music City News. By the time of his suicide, however, Young's career was on the wane and his chart success largely forgotten. An acquaintance of Young's from 1970 to 1996, Diekman (Navy Greenshirt; A Farm in the Hidewood) tells more than the story of Young's musical career-she also covers his notoriety as a heavy drinker, womanizer, and verbally abusive bandleader. According to Diekman, Young's career and musical style were interwoven with the challenges country music faced, including the decline of the industry during the onslaught of rock 'n' roll and the battles over the mergers of country and pop music in the 1960s and 1970s. Incorporating published accounts, interviews, and personal insights, this balanced book is important in keeping the memory of a chart-topping country artist alive and in putting the country music scene of the period into perspective. Recommended for all public libraries, especially those with significant country music and pop culture collections.
Preface ixAcknowledgments xiFaron Young, A Study in Contrasts 1A Shreveport Beginning 5On to Nashville 16"Goin' Steady" and into the Army 26The Young Sheriff, Living Fast and Loving Hard 37Country Music on Life Support 47Legends in the Making 55"Hello Walls," Goodbye Capitol Records 69Family Matters 78Wings and Wheels 86The Music City News 92Making Music in the 1960s 97
